OBITUARIES
Avis Sheppard Hartley
Apr 18, 2015
Mrs. Dora Avis Shepherd Hartley, 89, formerly of Lyons, Georgia passed away on April 18, 2015, at her daughter Linda’s home in Sylvania, GA. She was born in McIntyre, GA on March 5, 1926, to the late Moses and Dora Hardie Lavender Shepherd and was raised in Gordon, GA. The youngest of seven children, she graduated from Gordon High...
Ruth Colson Irick
Apr 14, 2015
Ruth Colson Irick, aged 91, passed peacefully on April 14th 2015 in Clearwater, Florida. A funeral service will be held at Bay Springs Methodist Church in Oconee on Saturday, April 25th, at Noon. Ruth was born February 22, 1924 in Oconee, Ga the daughter of William Armstrong Colson and Charlie Pauline Kessler Colson and the wife of Lt. Col....
Evelyn Millikin Helton
Apr 11, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Millikin Helton, age 83, of 1537 Georgia Highway 15 North in Sandersville died on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 14th, at Four Sons Farm with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. The family will...
Gertrude Dye
Apr 10, 2015
Gertrude R. Dye, age 93, of Greenbrier, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, April, 18th, at 2:00 p.m. in the Piney Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery near Tennille, Georgia. Mrs. Dye was born January 18, 1922, in Crawford County, Georgia, to the late Virgil A. Rowland and Beatrice...
Joshua Aaron Moore, Sr.
Apr 8, 2015
Mr. Joshua Aaron Moore, Sr., age 26, of Tennille died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 12th, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Chad Waller will officiate. Mr. Moore was a native of Washington County, the son...
Frances Umbreit Moore
Apr 8, 2015
Mrs. Frances Faye Umbreit Moore, age 64, of Tennille died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 12th, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Chad Waller will officiate. Mrs. Moore was a native of Gainesville, Florida, the daughter...
Grace Veal Harris
Apr 3, 2015
Mrs. Grace Veal Harris, age 83, of Deepstep died Friday, April 3, 2015, in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, April 5th, in the Deepstep United Methodist Church. Reverend Jason McClendon and Reverend Bruce Pittman will officiate with burial in the Deepstep Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers...
Donald Eugene Huston
Apr 3, 2015
Mr. Donald Eugene Huston, age 74, of Deepstep died Friday, April 3, 2015, in the University Hospital in Augusta following a brief illness. Graveside services for Mr. Huston will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday April 7 in the Deepstep Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Huston was a native of Long Beach, California, the son of the late Lee...
John W. Harwood
Mar 30, 2015
Mr. John W. Harwood, age 62, of Locust Grove, GA, passed away on March 30, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Melinda; children, Kristin Harwood of Locust Grove, Andrew Harwood of Locust Grove, Jordan (Jenny) Harwood of Hampton; siblings, Ronald (Linda) Harwood of MI, Ilene (Bob) Carroll of MI, Joyce Horner of MI, Dianne (Marty) Williams of MI;...
Troy Lee Flury
Mar 21, 2015
Mr. Troy Lee Flury, age 46, of Oconee died on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Tuesday, March 24th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Bay Springs Cemetery in Oconee. The Reverend Phil Wallace will officiate. Pallbearers will be officers...
Kathryn Smith Akridge
Mar 20, 2015
Mrs. Kathryn Smith Akridge, age 91, of E. McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Friday, March 20, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend Tim Powell will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mel Daniels, H.T. Downs, Kenneth...
Victor Bryant O'Quinn
Mar 18, 2015
Victor Bryant O’Quinn, age 59, of Hudson, Florida, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Bayonet Point Medical Center in Hudson, Florida after a brief illness. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 28th, at 3:00 P.M. at the Deepstep Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Larry Giles officiating. Vic was born and raised in Washington County graduating from...
W. Bruce Salter
Mar 17, 2015
Mr. W. Bruce Salter, age 88, of Bartow, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21st, at 11:00 a.m. in the Bartow City Cemetery. The Reverend S.W. Middleton will officiate. Mr. Salter was born in Bartow the son of the late Emory Carson Salter and the late Annelle Livingston Salter. He...
Nell Pool Young
Mar 14, 2015
Mrs. Nell Pool Young, age 100, of Sessions Road in Tennille died Saturday, March 14th, 2015, in the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 16th, at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church near Tennille, with burial in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Aubrey Lee Rabon
Mar 13, 2015
Mr. Aubrey Lee Rabon, age 71, of Joiner Road in Tennille died on Friday night, March 13, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 19th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Mr. Rabon was...
Dean Archer Mcneely
Mar 11, 2015
Mrs. Dean Archer McNeely, age 80, of Buckeye Road in Tennille died on Wednesday night March 11 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday March 15 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Bishop Dwight Irons will officiate. Pallbearers...
Julius Stephen Waller
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. Julius Stephen Waller, age 88, of Sandersville died on Monday evening March 9 in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 13, 2015 in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church near Tennille with burial in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Billy Brantley, Lynn...
Dessie Lee Morris
Mar 5, 2015
Dessie Lee Morris, age 92, of Miami, Florida died on March 5 in the Sinai Plaza Center in Miami. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday March 15 in the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery located at 2616 SA Attaway Road, Wrightsville, Georgia, 31096. The Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate. Ms. Morris was a native of...
Stella Catherine Alston
Mar 4, 2015
Ms. Stella Catherine Alston, age 81, of Lake Sinclair, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her residence. A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. at the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Dr. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Ms. Alston was a native of Washington County the daughter of the late Marvin William...
Isabel Gunnels Snyder
Mar 4, 2015
Ms. Isabel Gunnels Snyder, age 92, of South Smith Street in Sandersville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 7th at 2:00 p.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Sandersville Old City Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Pallbearers...
